Filed under: recreation | Tags: bowling, bumper, gutter ball, kids, strike, Wii
Lauren had a birthday party to attend this past Saturday, so we took the little ones bowling for the first time. We have a Wii at home (as most people do) that came with a bowling game. The kids love to bowl so much on the game system I thought it would be a good idea to try it out in real life. After the first frame of the first game it was evident that the Wii is rigged to be easy. Real life bowling takes much more skill and there are no “do overs”. My first two throws went toward the gutter, I stink. Notice I didn’t say in the gutter, thank God for bumper bowling. It has been nearly 10 years since I bowled and there have been some great improvements to the game. I never knew there was a guide to help you bowl straight. Cheating can be fun and help improve your overall score. Win, win. My parents stopped by and we convinced my dad to bowl a game. He actually scored a 109. Not bad since it has been over 30 years since his last game. Ginny bowled great! She actually bowled more strikes than anyone. I attribute her throwing prowess to all the practice she has had throwing heavy objects at me with great accuracy. I wasn’t born with this lumpy head.
Filed under: music | Tags: bbq, casting crowns, christian, christmas, groups, kids
Do you remember your first concert? Last Friday night my friend Ryan and I took Lauren and her friend Nichole to the Casting Crowns Christmas concert. It was the girls first real concert and they were so excited. I remember my first concert, I wish I could say it was someone cool. I hate to admit it was country and Wester star Ronnie Millsap. If you don’t know who he is google him, you may find a result or two. I have been to my share of good concerts; Metallica, Lenny Kravitz, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Bush and No Doubt. However, the best concert I’ve ever been to was Randy Travis. Why was it so good? It was my wife and I’s first date, almost 10 years ago.
Filed under: holidays | Tags: bread, candy, carve, creation, cut, draw, fun, halloween, jack-o-lanterns, kids, patch, pictures, pumpkins
As far as I can tell there aren’t many good uses for pumpkins, except for Jack-o-lanterns. Sure you can make pumpkin bread and well…..who am I kidding, nothing else. Our three little ones love to go to our local pumpkin patch and pick out there own pumpkins. We then take them home and argue about why they can’t use knives yet and why they need to let me help them carve their pumpkins. Kids are so independent at a young age, unfortunately they grow out of it and need everything. O.K. back on topic. Ever since I was a child I have loved to carve a jack-o-lanterns at Halloween. My kids also love it and I try to give them as much freedom as possible when they draw out a face to be cut. Here are there “creations” for the year. Not too bad. I’ve also included some pictures of my favorites over the past couple years. Have fun this Halloween, don’t eat any bad candy, carve a pumpkin. The uglier the better.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: bbq, birthday, car, family, fun, kids, nuts, party, pool, trip
My wife, Ginny, came from a large family. There were 7 siblings in all, 5 girls and 2 boys. Now there are 14 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild, and some spouses, 33 in all. I had one brother, big difference. So needless to say there are several birthdays each month. We are on our way to a pool party for a couple of nephews now. I always feel lost at these nutty things, I usually find a nice spot to hide in and wait it out. My kids love playing with all their cousins, so that makes it kind of fun for me. Ginny and I chose long ago not to keep up with her parents birth rate. We figured out early on where babies come from.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: children, dad, fun, kids, leisure, life, parenting, school, starting school, summer, t.v., time, torture
Part of my job as a father is to torture my kids. Wait, before you click away from this page, let me clarify. I know that school starts in less than 1 week and all the lazy summer days are drawing to an end. I just want to make sure my kids know it. So I frequently remind them by counting down the days and hours till their little bottoms are securely set in those tiny desk. No more sleeping late, leisure evenings watching T.V. or playing outside till dusk. Time for LEARNING!!! I do not do this to make my children dread school, but to encourage them to cherish every moment in life and the freedom we have. And it brings my joy to hear my 10 year old say, “I know school is starting next week, stop reminding me”. AHHHH, ain’t being a parent fun!
